# Pothalahalli Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/pothalahalli/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Pothalahalli Pothalahalli is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636808**. The 2011 Census counted **3,483 people in 869 households**, the 43rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,483people (2011) - 869households - 66.4%literacy - 636808PIN code ## Pothalahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothalahalli is 636808.** Pothalahalli falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636808 - Gram panchayatP.Gollahalli - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothalahalli from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)15 km by road - Palakkodu (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Pothalahalli? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pothalahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pulikkarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadagathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pothalahalli known for? The main crops are **turmeric, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 53% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pothalahalli Of every 100 households in Pothalahalli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pothalahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****9%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **90% Tap water ****73%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **83% Use banking services ****49%** **49% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Pothalahalli? ■ Pothalahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****54.6%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 553 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 823 (43%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 462 (24%) · **■** Marginal 54 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Palakkodu - Karukkanahalli3,734 people - Kalappanahalli3,701 people - Naganampatty3,654 people - Pulikkal3,646 people - Kottumaranahalli3,366 people - Belamaranahalli3,277 people - Athimutlu3,210 people - Gendanahalli3,171 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothalahalli?636808 - How far is Pothalahalli from Dharmapuri?15 km by road - What is the population of Pothalahalli?3,483 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothalahalli in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pothalahalli?66.4% (Census 2011)